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Justice Department Resumes Death Penalty After 16-Year Dormancy

By Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters
Father Chris Ponnet speaks during a rally protesting against the death penalty and in favor of immigration reform in 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen
Jul 25, 2019
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The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday reinstated a two-decades long dormant policy allowing the federal government's use of capital punishment and immediately scheduled the executions for five death row federal inmates.

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Father Chris Ponnet speaks during a rally protesting against the death penalty and in favor of immigration reform in 2017. REUTERS/Andrew Cullen